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Date Sent: 2011-12-27
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, December 27, 2011 AM edition |
World's Second And Third Largest Economies To Bypass Dollar, Engage In Direct Currency Trade
Sen. Harry Reid's Unicorns: Fact Checking A Whopper -- The IRS & DOJ Are Grabbing New Powers In The Hunt For Revenue -- Schumer bro-in-law judge nod stuns NJ -- Rothbard destroys a common statist argument -- Ron Paul’s House record marked by bold strokes, and futility -- Growing wealth widens distance between lawmakers and constituents -- Their Right to Kill, Our Duty To Die: The Murder of Otto Zehm -- Fr33 Aid Crew in Action at Libertopia -- Ex Gov Gary Johnson to make major campaign announcement in Santa Fe,
NM Dec 28th -- Kim Jong-un Meets
With South Koreans for First Time -- Fullerton recall efforts in the wake of the Kelly
Thomas murder coverup -- Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012 -- Romney leads, Paul rises in N.H. poll --
'Hormuz naval drill, message to West' -- New Year Prediction: Israel
and U.S. Will Attack Iran
AZ: The Peter Schiff Speaking Tour
in Phoenix, Jan. 9th
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News Link • Economy - International
World's Second And Third Largest Economies To Bypass Dollar, Engage In Direct Currency Trade
12-26-2011
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www.zerohedge.com
So while the US and Europe bicker over just who it is that will first end up bailing out one then the other, those who are supposedly doing the bailing, have decided to gradually move away from the interminable financial sink hole that is the develop
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Currencies
Tokyo and Beijing Agree on Currency Pact
12-26-2011
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Wall Street Journal
Economic woes in Europe and U.S. have undermined market confidence in the dollar and euro, but investors looking for a safe place to store their money have few other currency options.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Sen. Harry Reid's Unicorns: Fact Checking A Whopper
12-26-2011
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Forbes
How can we take Congress seriously when the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, makes patently inaccurate, outrageous and bizarre claims on an important tax-policy issue without any heads being turned? I guess this is what we have come to expect of C
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
The IRS & DOJ Are Grabbing New Powers In The Hunt For Revenue
12-26-2011
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Business Insider
A federal district court judge has given the IRS permission to serve a “John Doe” summons on the California State Board of Equalization demanding the names of residents who transferred property to their children or grandchildren for little or no mone
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Government
Schumer bro-in-law judge nod stuns NJ
12-26-2011
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AP
Sen. Charles Schumer’s brother-in-law was quietly nominated to a [lifetime] federal judgeship in New Jersey " a move that has some in the Garden State crying political foul. Kevin McNulty, who is married to Schumer’s sister, was named to the US Distr
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Rothbard destroys a common statist argument
12-26-2011
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
A short extract from Murray Rothbard's book "The Ethics of Liberty". Credit to Mises Institute Media.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ron Paul’s House record marked by bold strokes, and futility
12-26-2011
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Washington Post
This year, for instance, Paul has sponsored 47 bills, including measures to withdraw from the United Nations, repeal the federal law banning guns in school zones and let private groups coin their own money.
None has moved, and 32 have failed to at
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Growing wealth widens distance between lawmakers and constituents
12-26-2011
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Washington Post
Between 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the House more than doubled, from $280,000 to $725,000 in inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars, excluding home equity. Over the same period, the wealth of an American family has declined slightl
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Their Right to Kill, Our Duty To Die: The Murder of Otto Zehm
12-26-2011
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Otto Zehm, a mentally handicapped, 36-year-old unemployed janitor, was beaten to death in a Spokane convenience store in March 2006.
"All I wanted was a Snickers bar," pleaded the battered and bloody man before he was gagged by his assailant.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Healthcare
Fr33 Aid Crew in Action at Libertopia
12-26-2011
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http://www.fr33aid.com
Our friend Drew from Freedom’s Phoenix made a video showing us working at Libertopia and talking about Fr33 Aid. Check it out!
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Drew
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ex Gov Gary Johnson to make major campaign announcement in Santa Fe, NM Dec 28th
12-26-2011
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www.garyjohnson2012.com
Former New Mexico Governor and current presidential candidate Gary Johnson will make a major announcement regarding his presidential campaign at a news conf Wed, Dec 28, 2011, in Santa Fe, New Mexico-Time: 10:00 a.m. MST
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Israel
Ancient Seal Found in Jerusalem
12-26-2011
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The Slatest
Israeli archaeologists from one of the most controversial excavation sites in the Holy Land announced a rare discovery today: a clay seal that appears to have a link to rituals performed in the Jewish Temple about 2,000 years ago. The seal reads, in
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • World News
Kim Jong-un Meets With South Koreans for First Time
12-26-2011
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The Slatest
North's new leader solidifies role, hosts cordial visit with delegates from South.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Events: Arizona
The Peter Schiff Speaking Tour in Phoenix, AZ!
12-26-2011
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www.europac.net
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts-January 9, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm-
Peter Schiff will offer his views on the current economy and how investors can best position their portfolios to help survive what he sees as a major realignment in currenc
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drug War
Jury Refuses to Convict Anyone for Marijuana Possession!
12-23-2011
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youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)
What happens when a judge can't find any, and I mean ANY, potential jurors willing to convict people on drug charges? We find out in Montana.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Police State
Fullerton recall efforts in the wake of the Kelly Thomas murder
12-26-2011
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www.copblock.org
In the wake of the Kelly Thomas death, citizens of Fullerton demanded answers as to why the harmless, homeless, schizophrenic, man was violently beaten and ultimately killed by Fullerton police.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Iran Navy confirms military exercises underway off the Strait of Hormuz
12-27-11
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The Hals Report
Two weeks ago a member of Iran’s parliament named Parviz Sarvari told the student news agency ISNA, “Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz. If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world in
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The Real News
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News Link • Economy - International
Unrelenting Global Economic Crisis: A Doomsday View of 2012
12-26-2011
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www.globalresearch.com
The economic, political and social outlook for 2012 is profoundly negative. The almost universal consensus, even among mainstream orthodox economists is pessimistic regarding the world economy.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Romney leads, Paul rises in N.H. poll
12-26-2011
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www.boston.com
Newt Gingrich’s surge has slowed and Ron Paul has gained momentum, but Mitt Romney remains the clear front-runner in New Hampshire with a little more than two weeks until the nation’s first primary, according to a new Boston Globe poll.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
'Hormuz naval drill, message to West'
12-26-2011
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www.presstv.ir
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the ongoing Velayat 90 naval drill aim to send a warning to the West that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed if Iran is threatened.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
New Year Prediction: Israel and U.S. Will Attack Iran
12-26-2011
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www.prisonplanet.com
CBS News predicts Israel will attack Iran this year and the U.S. will participate.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Palestine -- Israel
The Duke of Nablus
12-26-2011
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www.antiwar.com
The name of Munib al-Masri has recently come up as a possible candidate for prime minister of a Palestinian national unity government. Not being a member of either Fatah or Hamas, he is acceptable to both.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday 12-26-2011
12-26-2011
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LewRockwell.com
Mainstream Medicine Almost Killed My Wife - Neocons Hate Ron Paul - Your Own Personal Shangri-la - It's Not How Much You Make, It's How Much You Keep - $1000 Gold?
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Ernest Hancock
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